89 m. ago Fans rediscover 'most captivating period drama ever' as BBC show lands on Netflix

The BBC period drama is based on a book and has been hailed a "masterpiece" and the "most captivating series ever" by fans.

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29 h. ago ‘Under the stuff I can’t throw out is the stuff my parents couldn’t throw out’: novelist Anne Enright on the agony of clearing her family home

Would saying goodbye to every last newspaper clipping, button and book her parents had saved over decades help her mourn?In the autumn of 2023, I wanted to return to the house where I was raised in order to stand in the garage and look at some marks I made on the wall sometime towards the end of my childhood. I had discovered some tins of black and white gloss paint left on the floor and a narrow house-painting brush and I still remember, once the first dab lengthened into a line, how quickly I was lost in the pleasure of making another line and then another. I drew a woman in a long dress, maybe a kimono, with a wide belt or obi, and her hair dressed high. And when she was done, I stopped.I doubt it was any good as paintings go but it was the right shape, it was expressive. Also, no one complained. Though the garage was attached to the house it was considered my father’s domain and it seemed he wasn’t bothered by my daub on the wall, though he might have been bothered by the spoili...

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29 h. ago 'Masterpiece' war film with 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating on TV today

The World War II action movie is based on a true story will be free to watch on TV.

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35 h. ago 'Masterpiece' BBC drama based on best book of the decade compared to Saltburn

A BBC drama inspired by Saltburn has received rave reviews from fans, with some claiming it is a 'highly underrated masterpiece'

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48 h. ago BBC show that gave children nightmares and panic attacks was never aired again

The 1992 show was billed as a drama based on a real-life story but presented like a live broadcast documentary

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57 h. ago 'Masterpiece' hailed as 'one of the greatest films ever made' on BBC tonight

Edward Scissorhands, starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, is a visually striking film that has captivated audiences for decades

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59 h. ago 'Terrifying' film hailed a 'masterpiece' streaming for free on BBC

The 2012 film is a modern take on a classic and features an all-star cast

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4 d. ago Netflix drama tipped to be 'next Baby Reindeer' based on acclaimed Edinburgh show

Netflix has announced a new limited series based on a critically acclaimed Edinburgh production.

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4 d. ago Sopranos creator David Chase to write HBO limited series on CIA drug program

Return marks his first TV series since groundbreaking mob drama, and will examine covert mind-control programDavid Chase is returning to television. The Sopranos creator will write MKUltra, a limited series on the CIA’s secret cold war-era mind control program, for HBO.The project, first reported by Deadline, will be Chase’s first series since the era-defining HBO mob drama. The dramatic thriller, based on John Lisle’s book Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKUltra, focuses on Gottlieb, a notorious scientist known as the “black sorcerer” who led Project MKUltra, the CIA’s covert psychedelic program that tested hallucinogenic drugs, hypnosis, and torture on willing and unwilling subjects from 1953 until it was halted in 1973. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Terrifying' war film hailed 'masterpiece' streaming for free on BBC

The BBC iPlayer is home to a hidden gem of a war film, featuring an all-star cast and directed by an award-winning actor, that is available to stream for free

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5 d. ago 'Masterpiece' BBC drama based on 'best novel of the 2000s' available to stream now

A BBC miniseries based on a beloved novel has been hailed as a "masterpiece" with "gripping storytelling" - and compared to the iconic film Saltburn - is available now to stream

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6 d. ago The Good Food Guide editor who's sharing his restaurant memories of the most 'exciting' decade

This new book captures the most exciting foodie era

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6 d. ago Gillian Anderson set to star in adaptation of 'stunning' breakout novel

Channel 4's new drama Trespasses is based on Louise Kennedy’s breakout debut novel and has a star-studded cast

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6 d. ago Michael Fassbender lands role in Netflix period drama perfect for The Crown fans

Netflix has announced a new period drama based on a very famous family, with Michael Fassbender set to lead the cast.

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6 d. ago The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee review – newly discovered stories from an American great

If we regard this book as literature, it is an unqualified failure. But these juvenile stories and essays shed fascinating light on the repression of Lee’s early lifeWhen a new book is published by a writer dead for a decade, there is always some suspicion that the bottom of the barrel is being scraped. When the writer is Harper Lee, there is also the unpleasant aftertaste of the release of her second novel, 2015’s Go Set a Watchman, which was promoted as a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, when in fact it was a formless early draft. The publication was also surrounded by controversy over whether the aged Lee, by then seriously disabled, had really consented to its publication.This new book, The Land of Sweet Forever, is a much more conventional enterprise: a collection of Lee’s unpublished short stories and previously uncollected essays. No deception is being practised here, and if people want to read the lesser scribblings of a favourite author, it is surel...

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7 d. ago Downton Abbey fans urged to watch steamy drama based on much

The Forsytes is a bold reimagining of John Galsworthy's novels and the six-part drama series is set to air on Channel 5 tonight

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7 d. ago 'True masterpiece' BBC series hailed 'best of all time' now free to stream on iPlayer

The BBC series and centres around John 'Ludwig' Taylor, a reclusive puzzle-setter whose quiet existence is upended when his identical twin brother, James, mysteriously disappears

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1 week ago Netflix unveils update for Narcos director's new film based on tragic plane crash

Netflix has announced a slew of new cast members for an upcoming drama based on a real-life tragedy, and here is everything you need to know about the new film

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1 week ago 'Masterpiece' BBC show inspired by ‘greatest book of all time’ now streaming for free

Viewers have hailed the show as a 'hidden gem'.

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1 week ago 'Masterpiece' drama named the best of the 21st century in BBC's top 100 tv show

This five-season drama, praised by viewers as 'a masterpiece of storytelling' was named the top TV series of the 21st century - and should be your next binge watch.

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